To toss in my own analysis into this conversation from earlier:
Trump co-opted some popular Dem policy goals during his campaign: big infrastructure spending, protecting Medicare and Social Security, lowering drug prices, etc. Even repealing the ACA was described as a step towards something which would get everybody covered for cheap.
During his press conference earlier Trump was promoting that now we can finally do the stuff on infrastructure and health care because he'll get all the Dems votes and a few Republicans whereas before he had to fight the GOP losers like Paul Ryan and Bob Corker.
And this last week in his rallies around the country he was promoting lowering drug prices as a major agenda item that he needed a new Congress for. Along with lots of NAFTA bashing and promotion of his new trade deal that he also needed Congress to get their shit together on.
That "Perot voter" type straddle across the non-culture issues combined with Trump's personality continues to be an underrated and underreported/analyzed force imo. With all the typical caveats, plus my own about such things like coattails, I can't believe he maybe yet again pulled some of these states like Florida across the line by turning the races' focuses back into those. DeSantis shifted his campaign message from random racist nonsense and old conservative talking points into parroting Trump. He should have lost that race by five points or more.
Also, we must remember that I alone am immune to this:
Guys, I think I got it figured out.
What Democrats need to do to win is what I would want them to do anyway, and it would be easy.
Also in the case of what benefits Republicans. Or Trump. Or Omarosa.